felt that Qu Yong was a person who was very thoughtful at work, and Chu Tianqi was about to ask a few more questions of concern, but he was interrupted without thinking.

The door opened, and Qiao Jinbao walked into the house, followed by a woman - Xiao Yue, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hejiayao Township.

"Mayor Chu, you really forgot to sleep and eat, it's half past twelve, and you're still working. Qiao Jinbao said, and went to the desk.

At this time, Chu Tianqi had already stood up: "I'm really sorry, I made County Magistrate Qiao and you wait for a long time." ”

Qiao Jinbao smiled "haha": "Don't say that, we should learn more from your work spirit." Of course, we must also care about the lives of our superiors and not let them go hungry. ”

Xiao Yue'e stepped forward: "Mayor Chu, considering that it is necessary to facilitate your work and reduce the time spent on the road, lunch is arranged in the township canteen, please forgive me." ”

Qiao Jinbao answered: "Mayor Chu, this is my idea, I will have a light meal in the township at noon, and I will give you a banquet in the county in the evening." ”

"County Magistrate Qiao and Secretary Xiao are too polite and disturbing. With that, Chu Tianqi walked out from behind the table.

Accompanied by Qiao Jinbao, Chu Tianqi and the other party walked in front, Xiao Yue'e and Qu Yong followed behind, and the four of them ran to the cafeteria together.

……

Turning the corner of the house, Chu Tianqi found that there were two rows of people standing at the door in front of him, which was basically the same scale as the one who greeted Qiao Jinbao in the morning.

As soon as Chu Tianqi and the others showed their heads, those people slapped their hands. When the guests approached, the greeting crowd said "welcome, warm welcome" or "please ask Mayor Chu for more guidance".

Needless to say, this was welcoming himself, but Chu Tianqi felt awkward and felt that the other party was making a big fuss. Despite the thoughts in his heart, Chu Tianqi still smiled and responded with words like "thank you".

Walking into the house, Chu Tianqi saw that there were four round tables inside, and there were traces of just cleaning up on the table and on the ground, obviously someone had already eaten.

Qiao Jinbao gestured with his right hand: "Mayor Chu, please here, the conditions in the countryside are simple, so you can see and smile." ”

"Where, where, I think the scale is grand enough. Chu Tianqi said with a smile.

Subconsciously glanced back, Qiao Jinbao said: "I know that the comrades all want to listen to the golden sentences of the leaders of the ministries and commissions, so I asked them to come together at noon." ”

Chu Tianqi waved his hand: "County Magistrate Qiao is too high-minded, ashamed and ashamed!"

After greeting each other, everyone entered the private room in the northeast corner of the room.

Don't look at the big room seems very simple, but the private room is really like that, at least it is worthy of the general hotel private room in the county.

As soon as he entered the room, Chu Tianqi saw the wine bottle on the table, and couldn't help but take a deep breath: The township is really rich.

After another push, the main chair moved slightly, Chu Tianqi and Qiao Jinbao both sat in the front, Xiao Yue'e sat next to Chu Tianqi, Qu Yong sat on Qiao Jinbao's side, and the rest of the people sat around in turn. There were a total of 12 people seated in the private room, but it was still very relaxed, and it seemed that it should be designed for fifteen or sixteen people to eat at the same time.

After sweeping around the crowd, Chu Tianqi found that except for He Guodong, the dark circles and familiar faces found in the morning were all there.

After diligently rearranging the plates and chopsticks for Chu Tianqi, Xiao Yue'e took the liquor on the table and was about to unscrew it.

Chu Tianqi hurriedly waved his hand: "Secretary Xiao, you can't drink at noon, I have to continue working in the afternoon." ”

"Mayor Chu, don't drink much, just a few glasses, or it's not too uneventful, it seems that we are not polite. Xiao Yue'e said, already unscrewing the cap of the wine bottle.

"Secretary Xiao, I got my mind, but I didn't drink a sip at noon. Chu Tianqi said very resolutely, and at the same time put the wine glass on the table.

Seeing the other party behaving like this, Xiao Yue'e was stunned for a while, and her eyes looked at Qiao Jinbao.

Qiao Jinbao said in a consultative tone: "Mayor Chu, you are so principled, just drink a little, you can also raise a glass." ”

"County Magistrate Qiao, I can't drink, I still have work to do in the afternoon, and I drank and made mistakes. Chu Tianqi smiled, "Why don't you all mean it yourself?"

After a pause, Qiao Jinbao said: "Since Mayor Chu is focused on work, then he will no longer be reluctant, and he will wait for the evening to have a good drink." Come, come, take away the wine and the glasses. ”

Immediately someone stood up, collected the bottles and glasses on the table, and took them outside.

At this time, four cold dishes have been served, and four hot dishes have also been served.

Qiao Jinbao said again: "I'm worried about how quickly the dishes will cool down, and I'm also worried about the hygiene of the dishes, so the hot dishes have just been fried." Otherwise, how about we eat and talk?"

Chu Tianqi nodded: "Okay, the guest is as you please." ”

Qiao Jinbao stood up and gave a welcome speech: "In the summer of May, Mayor Chu Tianqi, a division-level researcher of the National Development and Reform Commission, came to Anping County to investigate the county's agricultural work, which is the honor of the Anping County Party Committee and the county government, as well as the honor of the county's grassroots cadres and farmers. Let us extend a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to Mayor Chu for his arrival with warm applause. ”

Everyone at the table immediately responded to the county magistrate's call and slapped enthusiastically.

The applause fell, and Qiao Jinbao continued: "For the sake of work, Mayor Chu does not drink alcohol at noon, so we will replace wine with water and pay tribute to Mayor Chu." Speaking of this, Qiao Jinbao picked up the water cup in his right hand.

Immediately everyone got up, took their glasses, and stretched them out to the guests.

Chu Tianqi also stood up and held the cup in his hand: "Thank you County Magistrate Qiao, thank you to all the comrades of Hejiayao Township, thank you for your support for my research work, and thank you for your continued support." ”

"That's a must. It is our honor to be able to cooperate with Mayor Chu's investigation, and we can't ask for it. With that, Qiao Jinbao took a sip of water.

The crowd drank their water and sat down in their seats again.

At this time, two more hot dishes were served.

Xiao Yue'e immediately pointed to one of the dishes and said, "Mayor Chu, this is spicy deer lips, please taste it and give us some guidance." ”

Chu Tianqi had only heard of it, but he had never eaten it. As soon as I heard what the other party said, my eyes fell on the dishes.

Chu Tianqi noticed that the dishes on the round white plate were composed of three parts. The middle part is a slightly curled strip of sauce, which should be the deer lips, which are piled up into a small hill with a large bottom and a sharp top. Close to the deer's lips is a circle of cucumber slices, which are long and slightly square, and vertically stacked into a wall. On the outside of the "cucumber wall" are lemon slices, which lie flat in a petal-like shape.

After reading this dish, Chu Tianqi said: "Secretary Xiao, I heard that most of the meat on the deer is warm, plus spices, and it coincides with the turn of spring and summer, so it's time to eat it, right?"

Thinking that the guests in the capital were not satisfied with the dishes, Xiao Yue'e hurriedly said: "You are right. It is precisely because of the consideration of the fire layer that this dish is accompanied by cucumbers, lemons and other things that are on fire. Then she pointed to another white amphora porcelain jar and said, "This white fungus lily lotus seed soup is a heat-clearing and heat-relieving dish, and it is specially matched with this delicious deer lip." ”

"Hehe", Chu Tianqi laughed dryly: "The township is really thoughtful. ”

"Makes you smile. Xiao Yue'e immediately said modestly, "In a small place in the countryside, the conditions are simple, and the cooking skills are not good. ”

At this moment, the director of the township office walked into the private room, leaned into Qiao Jinbao's ear, and whispered.

Qiao Jinbao waved his hand, interrupted the office director, and turned to Chu Tianqi: "Mayor Chu, is the soft-shelled turtle stewed or made into soy sauce?"

Chu Tianqi was very surprised: It's too extravagant, isn't it? No wonder the office director keeps running in and out, it turns out that he is paying attention to this.

Qiao Jinbao continued: "Is the grouper steamed or garlic?"

Grouper? Chu Tianqi felt a pang in his heart: What kind of battle is this? With the level of this dish, I'm afraid that it is enough to welcome ministerial-level leaders, and it is likely that ministerial-level leaders may not enjoy it, right?

Seeing that Chu Tianqi was there, Qiao Jinbao reminded again: "Please also ask Mayor Chu to make it clear." ”

Chu Tianqi turned his head and smiled slightly: "County Magistrate Qiao, I'm sorry, I don't eat seafood." ”

Qiao Jinbao shook his head, and then smiled: "Mayor Chu, haven't you been eating?"

"I usually eat very little, and I have been taking Chinese medicine for the past few days, and the doctor deliberately does not allow me to eat these. Chu Tianqi replied.

"Then ......" After a pause, Qiao Jinbao said to the director of the office, "Director Gou, contact the merchant immediately, return the grouper and Duobao, and resolutely can't waste it." ”

The director of the office looked embarrassed: "Can you ...... to retreat?"

"Right away, understand?" Qiao Jinbao's face sank.

The director of the office was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes, yes, immediately, understand." "Words will withdraw.

Just now, Qiao Jinbao glanced at the director of the office, and Chu Tianqi had already seen it in his eyes. At the same time, he also noticed that when he said "don't eat seafood", especially when Qiao Jinbao asked him to "return", many people's faces were full of disappointment.

I don't know if it's because there is no liquor to help the fun, or the grouper and soft-shelled turtle are removed, although Qiao Jinbao and Xiao Yue'e throw out topics from time to time, but in the following time, the atmosphere at the wine table is very dull.

As today's landlord, Xiao Yue'e is extremely respectful to Chu Tianqi, and she is a cloth vegetable and a good word. What she said the most was "the conditions in the countryside are poor, things are not good, please forgive me".

Through this lunch, Chu Tianqi had no good impression of many people, especially Xiao Yue, a woman. That's seven or eight hundred bottles of high-end liquor, grouper, soft-shelled turtle a pound also cost about 500 yuan, and Hejiayao definitely does not have grouper, soft-shelled turtle, deer lips and other things, you have to get it from the county seat or other places, and the cost does not know how much to add. It's such a luxurious thing, and it's still "bad" and "not good" in her mouth, what is this? Of course, he also knows that Xiao Yue'e is listening to Qiao Jinbao's orders. Through what he saw, felt, and heard today, Chu Tianqi's previous good impression of Qiao Jinbao was gone.

Although Chu Tianqi didn't have a good impression of most people after the whole meal, he looked at Qu Yong differently. During the whole eating process, Qu Yong almost kept a straight face, and after he blocked the luxury dishes, Qu Yong had a smile and toasted himself three glasses of "wine" in a row.

……

It wasn't until after two o'clock that the luncheon ended.

As soon as I got up from my seat and was about to leave, the bell rang. Chu Tianqi took out his mobile phone and pressed the answer button: "It's me...... Oh...... Good...... I'll go back right ......."